Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

ततो देवि समा याता गंगा पातकनाशिनी । शुद्धिं चकार तस्यर्षेस्तत्र स्थाने स्थिताऽभवत्

Transliteration

tato devi samā yātā gaṃgā pātakanāśinī | śuddhiṃ cakāra tasyarṣestatra sthāne sthitā'bhavat

Translation

అప్పుడు, ఓ దేవీ, పాపనాశిని గంగా అక్కడికి వచ్చింది; ఆమె ఆ ఋషిని శుద్ధి చేసి, అదే స్థలంలో స్థిరంగా నిలిచింది।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Temporal/Discourse adverb
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘then/from there’

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• समम्: together
• समम्: Adverbial modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘together/equally’

• याता: went/arrived
• याता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) → यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-भावे ‘went/arrived’

• गंगा: Gaṅgā
• गंगा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन

• पातकनाशिनी: destroyer of sins
• पातकनाशिनी: Karta qualifier (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पातक + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—पातकस्य नाशिनी (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शुद्धिम्: purification
• शुद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चकार: did/made
• चकार: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्य: of him/that (sage)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ऋषेः: of the sage
• ऋषेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• स्थिताः: stayed/situated
• स्थिताः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having stayed/being situated’

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from dialogue frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā-sthāna / Gaṅgā-tīrtha at Agastya-āśrama (contextually linked to Gaṅgeśvara)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṅgā personified as a radiant goddess arrives at a hermitage clearing; she pours purifying waters over a sage and then becomes ‘established’ as a sacred pool/stream at that very spot, with ascetics witnessing in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Agastya
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace purifies and also sanctifies a location, turning it into a lasting tīrtha for future seekers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaṅgā-established spot connected with Gaṅgeśvara near Agastya’s āśrama in Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Purificatory association with Gaṅgā—implying bathing/approach for śuddhi, though not detailed here.